Nathan Fletcher

Former Marine Marco Chavez could not sleep the night before he was set to cross the border and return to the United States, a country he considers home after he was deported to Mexico 15 years ago following a dog beating conviction.

When Chavez finally walked Thursday into the United States through the Tijuana-San Diego border crossing on Thursday, he was speechless and still in disbelief that he had won his battle to regain his permanent U.S. residency.

It was an historic day for the Mexican-born father of three who returned to the U.S. as a grandfather. He is considered among the few former service members to regain permanent residency out of hundreds of veterans who...

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Former Marine Marco Chavez could not sleep the night before he was set to cross the border and return to the United States, a country he considers home after he was deported to Mexico 15 years ago following a dog beating conviction. When Chavez finally...